Year 2008
Rosters
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2008
2007
2006
*** WABA 2008***
Al Riyadi Wins The West Asian Super League (WABA) over Saba 2007-2008
Sporting Al Riyadi
Beirut (Lebanon)
Abou Chakra
Turk
Mahmoud
Mneimneh
El Khatib
Tawbe
Al Riyadi Beirut - Champions of WABA
for Clubs 2008 - Mar. 15, 2008
- Final Game:
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 83 -
Saba
Battery (IRI) 82 (Qs: 17-18, 32-35, 57-56, 77-77 & OT: 83-82)
# Best performance:
*
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut :
Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (24 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast)
Omar Turk (186-G-81, college:
Dawson
Coll. ) (19 pts, 3 stl, 7 reb)
Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency:
Pro
Management Agency ) (17 pts, 4 ast)
Joe
Vogel (211-C-73, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
Colorado St. )
(14 pts, 13 reb) 'Scored the winner 2pts of Riyadi'
*
Saba Battery :
Hamed Eslamieh (189-G-83) (23 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl)
Omar
Sneed (203-F/C-76, college:
Memphis )
(17 pts, 3 stl, 9 reb)
Mike
Jones (196-G-75, college:
TCU ) (14
pts, 5 ast)
Hamed Hadadi (218-C-85, agency:
Huss
Sport Agency ) (14 pts, 14 reb)
- Third place game:
Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 70 -
Zain
(JOR) 60 (Qs: 18-17, 33-27, 52-43 & 70-60)
# Best performance:
*
Petrochimi Imam Harbour :
Tony Madison (190-G-71, agency:
China-Hoop ,
college: New
Orleans ) (23 pts, 5 ast)
Javad Davari (185-G-83) (19 pts, 4 ast, 7 reb)
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
(12 pts, 4 stl, 2 ast)
*
Zain :
Islam Abbas (201-C-80) (21 pts, 2 stl)
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
(14 pts, 20 reb)
- Fifth place game:
Orthodox (JOR) 70 -
Al Ittihad
Aleppo (SYR) 66 (Qs: 20-17, 40-35, 57-48 & 70-66)
# Best performance:
*
Orthodox :
Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency:
011 Sports ,
college:
Harding ) (20 pts, 2 stl)
Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college:
Memphis )
(16 pts, 18 reb)
* Al
Ittihad Aleppo :
Jay
Joseph (193-G-82, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
NC-Greensboro ) (24 pts)
Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency:
Interperformances , college:
Mississippi
St. ) (14 pts, 13 reb)
Semi Final - WABA for Clubs 2008
- Mar. 13, 2008
Saba
Battery (IRI) 112 -
Zain
(JOR) 77 (Qs: 23-30, 54-47, 82-60 & 112-77)
# Best performance:
*
Saba Battery :
Omar
Sneed (203-F/C-76, college:
Memphis )
(36 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl)
Hamed Eslamieh (189-G-83) (23 pts, 9 reb, 2 stl)
Hamed Hadadi (218-C-85, agency:
Huss
Sport Agency ) (10 pts, 15 reb, 3 bs, 5 ast)
*
Zain :
Nate
Johnson (199-F-77, college:
Louisville )
(20 pts, 2 stl)
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
(12 pts, 8 reb)
Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85) (12 pts)
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 73 -
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour (IRI) 61 (Qs: 16-17, 32-27, 55-42 & 73-61)
# Best performance:
*
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut :
Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency:
Pro
Management Agency ) (25 pts, 4 stl, 7 reb)
Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (16 pts, 14 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl)
Joe
Vogel (211-C-73, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
Colorado St. )
(14 pts, 12 reb, 3 stl)
*
Petrochimi Imam Harbour :
Tony Madison (190-G-71, agency:
China-Hoop ,
college: New
Orleans ) (32 pts, 2 stl,6 reb)
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
(21 pts, 14 reb, 5 bs)
# Final, 3rd place game & 5th place game - WABA for Clubs 2008:
* Saturday 15/2:
Final ------>
Saba
Battery (IRI) -
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut (LEB)
3rd place -->
Zain
(JOR) -
Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI)
5th place -->
Al Ittihad
Aleppo (SYR) -
Orthodox
(JOR)
* Thanks to Safa-Ali Kamalian and
his weblog for providing stats...
Quarter Finals - WABA for Clubs 2008
- Mar. 12, 2008
Saba
Battery (IRI) 122 -
Al Hilla
(IRQ) 55 (Qs: 37-12, 61-22, 89-31 & 122-55!!!)
# Best perfromance:
*
Saba Battery :
Ali
Baheran (186-G-86) (17 pts, 6 ast, 3 stl)
Mike
Jones (196-G-75, college:
TCU ) (16
pts, 3 ast, 7 reb)
Hamed Hadadi (218-C-85, agency:
Huss
Sport Agency ) (15 pts, 7 reb)
Kamran Jamshidvand (187-F-80) (15 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast)
* Al
Hilla (IRQ):
Mustafa Hamzah (180-G-85) (21 pts, 8 stl)
Leigh Gayden (170-G-80, college:
Tennessee
Tech ) (14 pts, 2 ast)
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 94 -
Al Ahli
Sanaa (YEM) 61 (Qs: 29-23, 58-32, 71-50 & 94-61)
# Best performance:
*
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut :
Mazen Mneimneh (192-G-86) (18 pts, 2 ast, 3 bs)
Ali
Fakhreddine (202-C-83) (15 pts, 2 stl, 25 reb!!!!)
Omar Turk (186-G-81, college:
Dawson
Coll. ) (13 pts, 3 ast)
* Al
Ahli Sanaa :
Taha Alassari (180-G/F-84, college:
Fredonia
St. ) (18 pts, 3 stl, 2 ast)
Sulaiman Diop (200-C-88) (17 pts, 6 reb, 2 stl)
Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 77 -
Al Ittihad
Aleppo (SYR) 59 (Qs: 19-16, 41-38, 60-49 & 77-59)
# Best performance:
*
Petrochimi Imam Harbour :
Javad Davari (185-G-83) (24 pts, 5 ast, 5 stl)
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
(16 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl)
Tony Madison (190-G-71, agency:
China-Hoop ,
college: New
Orleans ) (12 pts, 3 ast, 2 stl, 8 reb)
* Al
Ittihad Aleppo :
Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency:
Interperformances , college:
Mississippi
St. ) (14 pts, 10 reb, 2 stl)
Jay
Joseph (193-G-82, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
NC-Greensboro ) (11 pts)
Amro Hamwi (187-G-80) (9 pts)
Zain (JOR) 71 -
Orthodox
(JOR) 63 (Qs: 10-22, 25-38, 45-55 & 71-63)
# Best performance:
*
Zain :
Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college:
Gannon )
(23 pts, 8 reb)
Nate
Johnson (199-F-77, college:
Louisville )
(16 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl)
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
(15 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast, 2 bs)
*
Orthodox :
Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency:
Court Side )
(16 pts, 12 reb, 2 stl)
Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college:
Memphis )
(14 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast)
Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency:
011 Sports ,
college:
Harding ) (14 pts, 4 ast)
# Semi Finals - WABA for Clubs 2008:
* Thursday 13/3:
Saba
Battery (IRI) -
Zain
(JOR)
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour (IRI) -
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut (LEB)
Day 3 - WABA for Clubs 2008 - Mar. 11,
2008
Orthodox
(JOR) 79 -
Al Ahli Sanaa (YEM) 56 (Qs: 18-16, 42-26, 60-36 & 79-56)
# Best performance:
*
Orthodox :
Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college:
Memphis )
(16 pts)
Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency:
Court Side )
(15 pts, 9 reb)
Naser Bassam (198-G/F-76) (12 pts, 5 ast)
* Al
Ahli Sanaa :
Taha Alassari (180-G/F-84, college:
Fredonia
St. ) (21 pts)
Sabri Sadaqah (188-F-89) (13 pts)
Ahmed Abdulghafor (200-C-88) (10 pts)
Zain (JOR) 74 -
Al Hilla
(IRQ) 69 (Qs: 20-15, 48-26, 55-48 & 74-69)
# Best performance:
*
Zain :
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
(21 pts, 11 reb)
Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college:
Gannon )
(18 pts, 9 reb)
Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85) (14 pts)
* Al
Hilla :
Mustafa Hamza (187-G-87) (17 pts, 5 stl)
Leigh Gayden (170-G-80, college:
Tennessee
Tech ) (20 pts)
Rahman Ahmad (14 pts, 8 reb)
Saba Battery (IRI) 79 -
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour (IRI) 59 (Qs: 19-16, 39-33, 62-47 & 79-59)
# Best perfromance:
*
Saba Battery :
Omar
Sneed (203-F/C-76, college:
Memphis )
(25 pts, 11 reb, 6 stl)
Mike
Jones (196-G-75, college:
TCU ) (13
pts, 10 reb, 4 ast)
Karam Ahmadian (197-F-77) (12 pts)
*
Petrochimi Imam Harbour :
Tony Madison (197-G-71, agency:
China-Hoop ,
college: New
Orleans ) (17 pts)
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
(10 pts, 10 reb)
Mojtaba Bordbar (202-F-84) (12 pts)
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 96 -
Al Ittihad
Aleppo (SYR) 70 (Qs: 24-18, 45-32, 71-49 & 96-70)
# Best perfromance:
*
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut :
Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency:
Pro
Management Agency ) (32 pts)
Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (16 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast)
Joe
Vogel (211-C-73, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
Colorado St. )
(12 pts, 8 reb)
* Al
Ittihad Aleppo :
Jay
Joseph (193-G-82, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
NC-Greensboro ) (17 pts)
Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency:
Interperformances , college:
Mississippi
St. ) (14 pts, 8 reb)
Amir Hasan (193-G) (12 pts)
# Groups standings:
* Group A:
Saba
Battery 3-0
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour 2-1
Orthodox
1-2
Al Ahli
Sanaa 0-3
* Group B:
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut 3-0
Zain
2-1
Al Ittihad
Aleppo 1-2
Al Hilla
0-3
# Quarterfinal games:
* Wednesday 12-3:
Saba
Battery -
Al Hilla
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut -
Al Ahli
Sanaa
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour - Al Ittihad
Zain -
Orthodox
Day 2 - WABA for Clubs 2008 - Mar. 10,
2008
Saba Battery (IRI) 109 -
Al Ahli
Sanaa (YEM) 60 (Qs: 32-14, 54-27, 94-44 & 109-60)
# Best performance:
*
Saba Battery :
Karam Ahmadian (197-F-77) (18 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast)
Mike
Jones (196-G-75, college:
TCU ) (16
pts, 3 stl)
Kamran Jamshidvand (187-F-79) (15 pts, 6 ast, 3 stl)
* Al
Ahli Sanaa :
Taha Alassari (180-G-84, college:
Fredonia
St. ) (23 pts, 2 ast)
Sulaiman Diop (203-F-88) (14 pts, 10 reb)
Ahmed Abdulghafor (-88) (10 pts)
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 110 -
Al Hilla
(IRQ) 55 (Qs: 33-17, 60-30, 93-40 & 110-55)
# Best performance:
*
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut :
Mazen Mneimneh (192-G-86) (29 pts, 2 ast, 8 reb)
Ramy Akiki (186-G-82, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
Cypress JC )
(20 pts)
Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency:
Pro
Management Agency ) (17 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast)
* Al
Hilla :
Mustafa Hamza (187-G-87) (19 pts, 2 ast, 6 stl)
Maytham Jameel (14 pts, 7 reb)
Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 84 -
Orthodox
(JOR) 79 (Qs: 24-21, 36-37, 53-58 & 84-79)
# Best perfromance:
*
Petrochimi Imam Harbour :
Tony Madison (197-G-71, agency:
China-Hoop ,
college: New
Orleans ) (29 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl!!)
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
(24 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl)
Reza Hengampour (196-F) (11 pts, 3 ast)
*
Orthodox :
Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency:
Court Side )
(31 pts, 16 reb, 2 ast)
Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college:
Memphis )
(17 pts, 13 reb, 3 stl)
Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency:
011 Sports ,
college:
Harding ) (12 pts, 4 ast)
Zain (JOR) 71 -
Al Ittihad
Aleppo 70 (2 Overtimes!!! - Qs: 16-12, 20-20, 30-33, 51-51,
OT1: 62-62 & OT2: 71-70!!!)
# Best performance:
* Zain:
Nate
Johnson (199-F-77, college:
Louisville )
(31 pts, 7 reb, 4 stl)
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
(15 pts, 8 reb, 4 bs)
Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college:
Gannon )
(14 pts, 10 reb)
* Al
Ittihad Aleppo :
Salah Shawa (198-F-79) (22 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl)
Ali Diarbakrly (180-G-82) (18 pts, 5 ast, 2 stl)
Firas Al Masri (195-F-83) (10 pts, 8 reb)
# Groups standings:
* Group A:
1- Saba
Battery 2-0
2-
Petrochimi Imam Harbour 2-0
3- Orthodox
0-2
4- Al Ahli
Sanaa 0-2
* Group B:
1- Sporting
Al Riyadi Beirut 2-0
2- Al
Ittihad Aleppo 1-1
3- Zain
1-1
4- Al Hilla
0-2
# Day 3 - WABA for Clubs 2008:
- Tuesday 11-3:
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut X Al Ittihad
Al Hilla
X
Zain
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour X
Saba
Battery
Orthodox
X Al Ahli
Sanaa
* Credits must be given to Safa Kamalian for his big help
Day 1 - WABA for Clubs 2008 (9 - 15
March) - Mar. 9, 2008
Saba
Battery (IRI) 89 -
Orthodox
(JOR) 65 (Qs: 24-14, 42-27, 67-43 & 89-65)
# Best performance:
*
Saba Battery :
Omar
Sneed (198-F-76, college:
Memphis )
(22 pts, 6 ast)
Mike
Jones (196-G-75, college:
TCU ) (14
pts, 2 stl, 3 ast)
Hamed Afagh (189-G-83) (13 pts)
*
Orthodox :
Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college:
Memphis )
(18 pts, 9 reb)
Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency:
Court Side )
(11 pts, 9 reb)
Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency:
011 Sports ,
college:
Harding ) (11 pts, 5 ast)
Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 101 -
Al Ahli
Sanaa (YEM) 65 (Qs: 30-16, 56-23, 78-42 & 101-65)
# Best perfromance:
*Petrochimi
Imam Harbour :
Ali
Abolmasoumi (195-F-81) (19 pts, 2 ast)
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
(12 pts, 8 reb)
Mojtaba Bordbar (202-F-84) (12 pts, 8 reb)
* Al
Ahli Sanaa :
Taha Alassari (180-G-84, college:
Fredonia
St. ) (25 pts, 3 ast)
Ahmed Abdulghafor (15 pts, 7 reb)
Salim Sadaqah (11 pts)
Al
Ittihad Aleppo (SYR) 70 -
Al Hilla
(IRQ) 60 (Qs: 13-12, 38-34, 58-46 & 70-60)
# Best performance:
* Al
Ittihad Aleppo :
Firas Al Masri (195-F-83) (16 pts, 8 reb)
Omar Kassas (186-G-79) (15 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl)
Amro Hamwi (184-G-80) (10 pts, 4 ast)
* Al
Hilla :
M Hamzah (20 pts, 6 stl, 3 ast)
Leigh Gayden (178-G-80, college:
Tennessee
Tech ) (10 pts, 3 ast)
M Gbayan (11 pts, 10 reb)
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 66 -
Zain 65
(Qs: 22-22, 35-38, 48-51 & 66-65)
# Best perfromance:
*
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut :
Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency:
Pro
Management Agency ) (33 pts)
Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (12 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast)
*
Zain :
Nate
Johnson (199-F-77, college:
Louisville )
(19 pts, 7 reb, 4 stl, 3 ast)
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
(16 pts, 13 reb)
Islam Abbas (201-C-80) (8 pts, 12 reb)
# Day 2 - WABA for Clubs
- Monday 10-3:
Al Ahli
Sanaa X
Saba Battery
Al Hilla
X
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Petrochimi Imam Harbour X
Orthodox
WABA for Clubs 2008 Draw - Mar. 8,
2008
The draw of
the West Asian Clubs Championship (9 - 15 March) were made today in Mahasher the
city of the hosts
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour of Iran ....
# Groups:
- Group A:
Saba
Battery (IRI)
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour (IRI)
Orthodox JOR)
Al Ahli
Sanaa (YEM)
- Group B:
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut (LEB)
Zain
(JOR)
Al Hilla
(IRQ)
Al Ittihad
Aleppo (SYR)
# Games Schedule:
- Sunday 9-3:
Saba
Battery X
Orthodox
Al Ahli
Sanaa X
Petrochimi Imam Harbour
Al Ittihad X
Al Hilla
Zain X
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut
- Monday 10-3:
Al Ahli
Sanaa X
Saba Battery
Al Hilla
X Sporting
Al Riyadi Beirut
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour X
Orthodox
Al Ittihad X
Zain
- Tuesday 11-3:
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut X Al Ittihad
Al Hilla
X Zain
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour X
Saba
Battery
Orthodox
X Al Ahli
Sanaa
- Wednesday 12-3 (Quarter-finals):
1st A X 4th B
2nd A X 3rd B
3rd A X 2nd B
4th A X 1st B
- Thursday 13-3 (Semi-Finals)
- Friday 14-3 (Rest)
- Saturday 15-4 (Final + Places Games)
WABA for Clubs 2008 (Iran 6 - 19 March)
- Mar. 7, 2008
The West
Asian Basketball Championship for clubs will begin next sunday under the host of
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour club of Iran and will resume until of March, Three teams from
different countries will qualify to Asian Clubs Championship in Kwuait next may.
8 Teams from 6 countries will participate in this tournament, They will be
divided into two groups in the draw which will be made tomorrow.....
- The participating teams are:
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour (IRI) - Hosts
Saba
Battery (IRI)
Zain
(JOR)
Orthodox
(JOR)
Sporting Al
Riyadi Beirut (LEB)
Al Ittihad
Aleppo (SYR)
Al Ahli
Sanaa (YEM)
Al Hilla
(IRQ)
Petrochimi
Imam Harbour will have the services of their rival team Mahram's imports
Tony Madison (197-G-71, agency:
China-Hoop ,
college: New
Orleans ) and
Art
Long (206-F/C-73, college:
Cincinnati )
with the coach
Mustafa Hashemi , While
Saba
Battery will be forced to change their injured point guard
Makan Dioumassi (191-G-72) with the american guard
Mike
Jones (196-G-75, college:
TCU ) who
was one of the best imports in the Iranian league, The team's second import is
the giant
Garth Joseph (217-C-73, college:
St.Rose
(NY) ).
While the jordanian teams are also ready for the championship,
Orthodox
is coming to iran with a full roster adding to two good imports (Chris
Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency:
011 Sports ,
college:
Harding ) and
Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college:
Memphis )),
From the other side,
Zain
will loose the abilities of 3 of their stars due to injuries (Rasheim
Wright (193-G-81, college:
District of
Col. ),
Sam
Daghlas (197-G-79, college:
Midwestern
St. ) and
Enver Soobzokov (193-G/F-78, college:
Cal.St.-San
Bernar. )) but there are still some good weapons in
Maz
Trakh 's hands such as the imports
Nate
Johnson (199-F-77, college:
Louisville )
and
Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency:
CAA Sports )
alongside with
Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85),
Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college:
Gannon )
and
Islam Abbas (201-C-80) who will play with the team in this tourney.
Al Ittihad of Syria and Al Riyadi of lebanon prepared themselves very well to
fight for a place in Kuwait, As for syrians,
Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency:
Interperformances , college:
Mississippi
St. ) was the latest add to the team who will also have
Jay
Joseph (193-G-82, agency:
Pro
Management Agency , college:
NC-Greensboro ) and other good locals who are willing to help the team to
acheive their goal leaded by
Salah Shawa (198-F-79),
Ali Diarbakrly (180-G-82) and
Firas Al Masri (195-F-83), While
Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency:
Pro
Management Agency ) and the egyption pharo
Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) will lead the lebanese roster with very talented
players and fighters in the field.
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